Difference between revisions of "Memorial Park to Boones Ferry Landing Hike"

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Shady forest, Memorial Park, Wilsonville (bobcat)

Stein Barn, Memorial Park, Wilsonville (bobcat)

Trail resumption off Chia Loop, Boones Ferry Trail (bobcat)

Thimbleberry (Rubus parviflorus), Boones Ferry Trail (bobcat)

Tauchman House, Boones Ferry Park (bobcat)

The hike to Boones Ferry Landing from Memorial Park (bobcat) Courtesy: Google Maps

Start point: Memorial Park Trailhead
End Point: Boones Ferry Landing
Trail Log:
Hike Type: Reverse lollipop
Distance: 4.1 miles
Elevation gain: 180 feet
High Point: 160 feet
Difficulty: Easy
Seasons: All year
Family Friendly: Yes
Backpackable: No
Crowded: No

While Daniel Boone of Revolutionary War and Kentucky frontier fame never set foot in Oregon, some of his descendants did. A grandson, Colonel Alphonso Boone, established a 24-hour ferry service across the Willamette River in what is now Wilsonville. His son, Jesse, soon took over the operation. The ferry operated for 107 years until the completion of the Interstate 5 bridge here in 1954. This hike takes you to that historic site, but begins in Wilsonville's 126-acre Memorial Park, which, despite offering Wilsonville Parks' entire slate of athletic facilities, also fronts on the Willamette and protects riverside forest and a riparian corridor along Boeckman Creek. Wilsonville is a young city, incorporated in 1968, and Memorial Park was established the very next year.

Walk from the parking area towards the restrooms and then down to a nut-drying shed for walnuts. Behind the shed is the restored Stein Homestead Barn, originally constructed at the turn of the 20th century. A sign details the design and history. From here, go right down a bluff on a wide gravel path under oaks and maples. The trail reaches the level of Boeckman Creek, where you take a left on a spur that leads up the creek: note that the path can be muddy. Skunk-cabbage blooms here in early spring, and you'll reach a small weir. Return the way you came, and cross the creek to go left past a modern barn to a road. Make a left on the road, following signs for the off-leash area. Meet a trail that heads off from a parking area to the fenced dog run. The trail continues into the woods along Boeckman Creek, which is down to the left: the forest cover includes big-leaf maple, Douglas-fir, western red-cedar, hazel, blackberry, and holly. The path reenters woods and crosses a wide pedestrian bridge over the creek before winding up and reaching a small parking area on a quiet residential street (S.W. Rose Lane).

Return over the bridge and go left on a trail across a large meadow area that is east of the dog park. Hike straight into the woods at a four-way junction just past a sign telling about Ernest Kolbe, who had his summer residence here. A giant sequoia here is named after him. Trillium, waterleaf and violets form the carpet in these woods and bloom in early spring. Douglas-fir, maple, cedar, grand fir, alder and cottonwood make up the canopy. There is a very braided trail network in here as various spurs lead left to the Willamette River and other trails undulate through the green, shady forest heading west. Reach a road where you can either go down to the floating dock or head straight across to a trail that loops up past benches in mixed forest. To the left is a boundary fence. The trail emerges on a road that leads up past a covered picnic area. You'll come to a parking area and then continue straight along a wood fence. To the right are playing fields and then a swing set. Just past this on the left is a white fence stile which leads to a path between two homes.

Take this path and reach a suburban neighborhood. Continue straight along Wilson Lane for several blocks until you reach a T-junction with Parkway Avenue. Cross Parkway and go left for one block, and then turn right onto Kalyca Street. Keep straight to another T-junction, and go left to a dead end on Chia Loop. The paved trail resumes here under cottonwoods and maples and then crosses under I-5's Boone Bridge. Soon, the path curves up and to the left, crossing a wooded ravine on a wide pedestrian/bike bridge before veering right at the fenced River Village Mobile Home Park. Then, hike above a Waste Water Pollution Control Facility, where the aroma is evident; the trail ends at the entrance road to the facility. Make a left and soon see Boones Ferry Park down below. You'll be greeted by green lawns and springtime flowers; there are public restrooms here near a children’s play area. A paved trail leads around the small park, which has no river access. You can circle the historic Tauchman House, a dwelling that began as a two-room cabin in the 1870s. The house was remodeled and became the residence of Emil Tauchman, who operated the Boones Ferry across the Willamette for 30 years, beginning in 1909. In 1971, the Tauchman House became Wilsonville's first city hall. Past the house, you find a road that leads down to the original Boones Ferry Landing on the north bank of the Willamette. The railroad bridge crosses the Willamette just to the west of here.

Return the same way to Memorial Park. Continue along the park road with baseball fields on your right. Take a trail that leads over a bridge, and then go right at a junction to walk up a paved foot trail past a cool, forested picnic area to the top of the rise. Cross the street and head straight to the parking area.

Fees, Regulations, etc.

Dogs on leash: there is an off-leash area
Park open 5:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Restrooms, picnic tables, playgrounds, athletic facilities

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Walk There! 50 Treks In and Around Portland and Vancouver edited by Laura O. Foster (Memorial Park)

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-[[Image:Elder oak, Tonquin Trail, Graham Oaks.jpg|thumb|400px|The elder oak, Tonquin Trail, Graham Oaks ''(bobcat)'']]
+[[Image:Shady forest, Memorial Park, Wilsonville.jpg|thumb|400px|Shady forest, Memorial Park, Wilsonville ''(bobcat)'']]
-[[Image:Overlook, Legacy Creek Trail, Graham Oaks.jpg|thumb|250px|Overlook, Legacy Creek Trail, Graham Oaks ''(bobcat)'']]
+[[Image:Barn, Memorial Park, Wilsonville.jpg|thumb|250px|Stein Barn, Memorial Park, Wilsonville ''(bobcat)'']]
-[[Image:Meadow checker-mallow (Sidalcea campestris), Graham Oaks.jpg|thumb|250px|Meadow checker-mallow ''(Sidalcea campestris)'', Graham Oaks ''(bobcat)'']]
+[[Image:Trail resumption off Chia Loop, Boones Ferry Trail.jpg|thumb|250px|Trail resumption off Chia Loop, Boones Ferry Trail ''(bobcat)'']]
-[[Image:Bird blind at wetlands, Tonquin Trail, Graham Oaks.jpg|thumb|250px|Bird blind at wetlands, Tonquin Trail, Graham Oaks ''(bobcat)'']]
+[[Image:Thimbleberry (Rubus parviflorus), Boones Ferry Trail.jpg|thumb|250px|Thimbleberry ''(Rubus parviflorus)'', Boones Ferry Trail ''(bobcat)'']]
-[[Image:GrahamOaksMap.png|thumb|400px|The loop hike around Graham Oaks Nature Park ''(bobcat)'' Courtesy: ''Google Maps'']]
+[[Image:Tauchman House, Boones Ferry Park.jpg|thumb|250px|Tauchman House, Boones Ferry Park ''(bobcat)'']]
+[[Image:MemorialParkBoonesFerryMap.png|thumb|400px|The hike to Boones Ferry Landing from Memorial Park ''(bobcat)'' Courtesy: ''Google Maps'']]
 {{Start point|Memorial Park Trailhead}}
 * End Point: [[Boones Ferry Landing]]
 * Trail Log:
-* Hike Type: In and out with loop
+* Hike Type: Reverse lollipop
 {{Distance|4.1 miles}}
 {{Elevation Gain|180 feet}}
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 === Description ===
-The 250-acre Graham Oaks Nature Park, opened in 2010, ostensibly protects an oak savanna although it is an oak savanna in the making. There is a wood of oaks on the fringe of the park and a single old tree at the [[Elder Oak Plaza]], but the majority of the oaks here are saplings that will take decades to mature. Metro had originally designated this spot to be a landfill, but local lobbying led to the creation of a regional park after Metro purchased the property in 2001. The extensive meadow here, which is former farmland, has been seeded with native plants and the Legacy Creek Trail takes you into lush woods above Legacy Creek, a tributary of Mill Creek.
+While Daniel Boone of Revolutionary War and Kentucky frontier fame never set foot in Oregon, some of his descendants did. A grandson, Colonel Alphonso Boone, established a 24-hour ferry service across the Willamette River in what is now Wilsonville. His son, Jesse, soon took over the operation. The ferry operated for 107 years until the completion of the Interstate 5 bridge here in 1954. This hike takes you to that [[Boones Ferry Landing|historic site]], but begins in Wilsonville's 126-acre Memorial Park, which, despite offering Wilsonville Parks' entire slate of athletic facilities, also fronts on the Willamette and protects riverside forest and a riparian corridor along Boeckman Creek. Wilsonville is a young city, incorporated in 1968, and Memorial Park was established the very next year.
-Walk from the parking area towards the restrooms and then down to a nut-drying shed for walnuts. Behind the shed is a barn, the Stein Homestead Barn. A sign details the design and history. From here, go right down a wide gravel path under oaks and maples. The trail reaches the level of Boeckman Creek, where you take a left on a spur that leads up the creek: note that the path can be muddy. Skunk-cabbage blooms here in early spring, and you'll reach a small waterfall. Return the way you came, and cross the creek to go left past a modern barn to a road. Go left on the road following signs for the off-leash area. Meet a trail that heads off from a parking area to the fenced off-leash area. The trail continues into the woods along Boeckman Creek, which is down to the left: the forest cover includes big-leaf maple, Douglas-fir, western red-cedar, hazel, blackberry, and holly. The path reenters woods and crosses a wide pedestrian bridge over the creek before winding up and reaching a small parking area on a quiet residential street (S.W. Rose Lane).
+Walk from the parking area towards the restrooms and then down to a nut-drying shed for walnuts. Behind the shed is the restored Stein Homestead Barn, originally constructed at the turn of the 20th century. A sign details the design and history. From here, go right down a bluff on a wide gravel path under oaks and maples. The trail reaches the level of Boeckman Creek, where you take a left on a spur that leads up the creek: note that the path can be muddy. Skunk-cabbage blooms here in early spring, and you'll reach a small weir. Return the way you came, and cross the creek to go left past a modern barn to a road. Make a left on the road, following signs for the off-leash area. Meet a trail that heads off from a parking area to the fenced dog run. The trail continues into the woods along Boeckman Creek, which is down to the left: the forest cover includes big-leaf maple, Douglas-fir, western red-cedar, hazel, blackberry, and holly. The path reenters woods and crosses a wide pedestrian bridge over the creek before winding up and reaching a small parking area on a quiet residential street (S.W. Rose Lane).
-Return over the bridge and go left on a trail across a large meadow area that is east of the dog park. Hike straight into the woods at a four-way junction just past a sign telling about Ernest Kolbe, who had his summer residence here. Trillium, waterleaf and violets form the carpet and bloom in early spring. Douglas-fir, maple, cedar, grand fir, alder and cottonwood make up the canopy. There is a very braided trail network in here as various spurs lead left to the Willamette River and other trails undulate through the green, shady forest heading west. Reach a road and you can either go down to the floating dock or head straight across to a trail that loops up past benches in mixed forest. To the left is a boundary fence. The trail emerges on a road that leads up past a covered picnic area. You'll come to a parking area and then continue straight along a wood fence. To the right are playing fields and then a swing set. Just past this on the left is a white-fence stile which leads to a path between two homes.
+Return over the bridge and go left on a trail across a large meadow area that is east of the dog park. Hike straight into the woods at a four-way junction just past a sign telling about Ernest Kolbe, who had his summer residence here. A giant sequoia here is named after him. Trillium, waterleaf and violets form the carpet in these woods and bloom in early spring. Douglas-fir, maple, cedar, grand fir, alder and cottonwood make up the canopy. There is a very braided trail network in here as various spurs lead left to the Willamette River and other trails undulate through the green, shady forest heading west. Reach a road where you can either go down to the floating dock or head straight across to a trail that loops up past benches in mixed forest. To the left is a boundary fence. The trail emerges on a road that leads up past a covered picnic area. You'll come to a parking area and then continue straight along a wood fence. To the right are playing fields and then a swing set. Just past this on the left is a white fence stile which leads to a path between two homes.
-Take this path and reach a suburban neighborhood. Continue straight along Wilson Lane for several blocks until you reach a T-junction with Parkway Avenue. Cross Parkway and go left for one block, and then turn right onto Kalyca Street. Keep straight to another T-junction, and go left to a dead end on Chia Loop. The paved trail resumes here under cottonwoods and maples and then crosses under the freeway bridge. Soon, the path curves up and to the left, crossing a wooded ravine on a wide pedestrian/bike bridge before veering right at the fenced River Village Mobile Home Park. Then, hike above a Waste Water Pollution Control Facility, where the aroma is evident: the trail ends at the entrance road to the facility. Make a right and soon see Boones Ferry Park down to your left. You'll be greeted by green lawns and springtime flowers; there are public restrooms here near a children’s play area. A paved trail leads around the small park, which has no river access. You can circle the historic Tauchman House, a turn of the century dwelling that can be rented for events. The house was the residence of Emil Tauchman, who operated the Boones Ferry across the Willamette for 30 years. Past the house, you find a road that leads down to the original Boones Ferry Landing on the north bank of the Willamette. The railroad bridge crosses the Willamette just to the west of here.
+Take this path and reach a suburban neighborhood. Continue straight along Wilson Lane for several blocks until you reach a T-junction with Parkway Avenue. Cross Parkway and go left for one block, and then turn right onto Kalyca Street. Keep straight to another T-junction, and go left to a dead end on Chia Loop. The paved trail resumes here under cottonwoods and maples and then crosses under I-5's Boone Bridge. Soon, the path curves up and to the left, crossing a wooded ravine on a wide pedestrian/bike bridge before veering right at the fenced River Village Mobile Home Park. Then, hike above a Waste Water Pollution Control Facility, where the aroma is evident; the trail ends at the entrance road to the facility. Make a left and soon see Boones Ferry Park down below. You'll be greeted by green lawns and springtime flowers; there are public restrooms here near a children’s play area. A paved trail leads around the small park, which has no river access. You can circle the historic Tauchman House, a dwelling that began as a two-room cabin in the 1870s. The house was remodeled and became the residence of Emil Tauchman, who operated the Boones Ferry across the Willamette for 30 years, beginning in 1909. In 1971, the Tauchman House became Wilsonville's first city hall. Past the house, you find a road that leads down to the original [[Boones Ferry Landing]] on the north bank of the Willamette. The railroad bridge crosses the Willamette just to the west of here.
-Return the same way to Memorial Park. Continue along the park road with baseball fields on your right. A trail leads over a bridge. Go right at a junction and walk up a paved foot trail past a cool, forested picnic area to the top of the rise. Cross the street and head straight to the parking area.
+Return the same way to Memorial Park. Continue along the park road with baseball fields on your right. Take a trail that leads over a bridge, and then go right at a junction to walk up a paved foot trail past a cool, forested picnic area to the top of the rise. Cross the street and head straight to the parking area.
 === Fees, Regulations, etc. ===
-* Dogs permitted only on the Tonquin Trail and must be leashed
+* Dogs on leash: there is an off-leash area
-* Park open 6:30 a.m. to sunset
+* Park open 5:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
-* Restrooms, picnic tables
+* Restrooms, picnic tables, playgrounds, athletic facilities
 === Maps ===
-{{Hikemaps|latitude=45.3015|longitude=-122.7998}}
+{{Hikemaps|latitude=45.2959|longitude=-122.7584}}
-* [http://www.oregonmetro.gov/sites/default/files/graham_oaks_nature_park_walking_tour.pdf  Graham Oaks Nature Park (Metro)]
+* [http://www.wilsonvilleparksandrec.com/DocumentCenter/View/48  Wilsonville Memorial Park (Wilsonville Parks & Rec)]
+* [https://www.wilsonvilleparksandrec.com/DocumentCenter/View/476  Boones Ferry to Memorial Park (Wilsonville Parks & Rec)]
+* [http://www.wilsonvilleparksandrec.com/DocumentCenter/View/47  Wilsonville Parks, Trails and Recreation Map (Wilsonville Parks & Rec)]
 {{TripReports|{{PAGENAME}}}}
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 === Guidebooks that cover this hike ===
-* ''Peaceful Places: Portland'' by Paul Gerald
+* ''Walk There! 50 Treks In and Around Portland and Vancouver'' edited by Laura O. Foster (Memorial Park)
-* ''Wild in the City: Exploring the Intertwine'' edited by Michael C. Houck & M.J. Cody
 === More Links ===
-* [http://www.wilsonvilleparksandrec.com/Facilities/Facility/Details/Tauchman-House-2  Tuchman House (Wilsonville Parks & Rec)]
+* [http://www.wilsonvilleparksandrec.com/Facilities/Facility/Details/Memorial-Park-7  Memorial Park (Wilsonville Parks & Rec)]
+* [http://www.wilsonvilleparksandrec.com/Facilities/Facility/Details/-11  Stein-Boozier Barn (Wilsonville Parks & Rec)]
+* [http://www.ci.wilsonville.or.us/DocumentCenter/View/85  Wilsonville Memorial Park Trails Plan - September 2004 (City of Wilsonville)]
+* [http://www.ridesmart.com/DocumentCenter/Home/View/99  Boones Ferry to Memorial Park (Ride SMART)]
+* [http://www.oregonmetro.gov/sites/default/files/walk_there_wilsonville_memorial_park_murase_plaza.pdf  Wilsonville Memorial Park and Murase Plaza (Metro)]
+* [http://www.pdxfamilyadventures.com/2008/06/09/memorial-park-wilsonville  Memorial Park – Wilsonville (Portland Family Adventures)]
+* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilsonville_Memorial_Park  Wilsonville Memorial Park (Wikipedia)]
+* [http://www.wilsonvilleparksandrec.com/Facilities/Facility/Details/Boones-Ferry-Park-1  Boones Ferry Park (Wilsonville Parks & Rec)]
+* [http://www.wilsonvilleparksandrec.com/Facilities/Facility/Details/Tauchman-House-2  Tauchman House (Wilsonville Parks & Rec)]
+* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boones_Ferry  Boones Ferry (Wikipedia)]
+* [http://pamplinmedia.com/wbi/153-opinion/247121-115261-boones-ferry-misconceptions-versus-true-history  "Boones Ferry: Misconceptions versus true history" (Woodburn Independent)]
+* [http://www.oregonlive.com/history/2015/10/history_of_portlands_ferry_roa.html  "What ferry? The story behind Boones, Scholls, Taylors road names" (Oregon Live)]
+* [http://www.wilsonvilleparksandrec.com/DocumentCenter/View/47  Wilsonville Parks, Trails and Recreation (Wilsonville Parks & Rec)]
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Difference between revisions of "Memorial Park to Boones Ferry Landing Hike"

Difference between revisions of "Memorial Park to Boones Ferry Landing Hike"

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Contents

Description

Fees, Regulations, etc.

Maps

Trip Reports

Related Discussions / Q&A

Guidebooks that cover this hike

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Page Contributors